The eight-week trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs has entered its fourth week, with a former assistant who has accused the rapper of sexual and physical abuse returning to the witness stand for a third day.

The global upswing in economic activity is strengthening, with global growth projected to rise to 3.6 percent in 2017 and 3.7 percent in 2018. Broad-based upward revisions in the euro area, Japan, ...